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Can we help your organization with device productivity? Or better yet cost savings? I know if you take a look at your wireless bills someone, sometime, somewhere has incurred a huge bill from roaming data charges, right? We can mitigate those if not stop them! www.swirlsolutions.com or email info@swirlsolutions.com.

I would absolutely love to know which apps you use that you LOVE! Like us below too!

I would love to know your favourite app that help you, as a Chartered Accountant or Certified General Accountant, be more productive. Here are a few that I love! We train on the top two smartphones in industry which is currently BlackBerry and iPhone so we will be discussing apps for those devices. Do you have a Samsung, Android or some other type of smartphone or tablet? No worries, just search for what you are looking for in their application stores.

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TaxFreeway is a downloadable program that costs $9.95 for up to 20 returns (the version for Macs is $14.95). This year, it also offers a "3-in-1" package for $19.95 that allows users to file up to 20 returns using PCs, Macs or an iPad. It says it's the only Canadian tax software that allows users to work in interview and form modes simultaneously

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Final Note

Can we help your organization with device productivity? Or better yet cost savings? I know if you take a look at your wireless bills someone, sometime, somewhere has incurred a huge bill from roaming data charges, right? We can mitigate those if not stop them! www.swirlsolutions.com or email info@swirlsolutions.com.

I would absolutely love to know which apps you use that you LOVE! Like us below too!

Still not convinced? Genius Scan has more than 2 million users. It has been in the top 10 apps and featured by Apple in almost all the App Stores in the world, and has been chosen as App of the Week in Germany. Read below for awesome users reviews.

But first, the key features (aka.: what makes this scanner different from the camera)✔ Detects the page frame and corrects the perspective✔ Enhances the scan with color or black-and-white post-processing✔ Emails the scans as JPG✔ Creates PDF documents with multiple scans✔ Emails the PDF documents✔ Exports documents to iBooks or any app able to read PDF files✔ Share scans to Twitter✔ With Genius Scan+: Exports the documents to Box, Dropbox, Evernote and Google Docs✔ With Genius Scan+: Print with AirPrint✔ With Genius Scan+: Send receipts to Expensify✔ Shares document over Wifi for easy access from your computer✔ Documents are processed on the phone, not sent to a third-party server

Wondering how our users use Genius Scan?

✔ To quickly scan a form you just printed when you don’t have a scanner✔ At the university, to take a picture of a whiteboard✔ On the road, to archive receipts✔ To make a copy when you have no copier available✔ To archive handwritten notes or share them with colleagues✔ Save the perfect recipe after cooking✔ Save handwritten memos, or book pages for future reference✔ Share a good restaurant menu on Twitter

You can upgrade to Genius Scan+ from within Genius Scan. In addition to email, Genius Scan+ provides easy upload to Box, Dropbox, Evernote Expensify and Google Docs, printing with AirPrint and of course, no ads.

REVIEWS:

✩✩✩✩✩ "This is an absolutely amazing app." - AppSafari.com

✩✩✩✩✩ "Next time you plan to hit the road don't forget to download a copy of Genius Scan to make life easier for yourself and your accounting department". - AppPicker.com

Great article by Jason Magder at the Montreal Gazette. Reiterates everything I have been telling you! Please be ware when you travel. Read the full article here and add Jason to your twitter feed : Twitter.com/jasonmagder

When travelling with your phone, there are a few ways you can avoid incurring high roaming costs. Here are a few:

oMake sure your device doesn’t have applications running that are constantly accessing the internet. Shut down apps that do this! We can teach you how. http://swirlsolutions.com/private

·Call you Carrier to see what kind of travel packages they have.

oQuestion if you need to use the Carrier plans, they are still expensive. Do you need to text? Will Wi-Fi cover your needs? Do you need to call?

·Purchase a SIM card in the Country you are travelling too

oSome offer Data AND Voice but don’t work on all devices.

oYour device must be unlocked to use!

oYour number will be changed to the new SIM card number while you are using it.

oFrom personal experience, take the time to translate what you want into the language of the country. I assumed English would be spoken in most spots in Costa Rica but when I went to purchase my SIM, no one in the store spoke English and I wasn’t really sure what I purchased. J Write down that you want to purchase a SIM card (Called a Chip in Costa Rica) and how much it will cost for how many minutes.

·Travelling to the USA?

oRoam Mobility (Based in Vancouver) can help you out all before you go!

oAlmost everywhere in the world you will be able to find free Wi-Fi. For the most part this is what I use when I travel. You can Skype to call people on your laptop or device, use Apple’s Facetime, Playbooks Video Chat, etc…

Roaming Rates compared.Postmedia News - Roaming for EU member nations, according to price ceilings imposed as of July, 2012: (Prices expressed in Canadian currency).

EUROPEANS GET A BETTER DEAL!

·Making calls outside of the country in member EU states: 41 cents

·Receiving calls outside of the country in member EU states: 14 cents per minute

·Text messages sent: 14 cents

·Data charges within the EU: $1.16 per megabyte

Roaming rates by July 2014, according to EU plan:

·Making calls outside of the country in member EU states: 31 cents

·Receiving calls outside of the country in member EU states: 13 cents per minute

·Text messages sent: 13 cents

·Data charges within the EU: 65 cents per megabyte

Here's what you'll pay if you travel with your phone. Data taken from the websites of the individual carriers.